The Origins of Silicon Valley. Not What You Think.

Silicon Valley is home to the technology industry. Companies like Apple, Google, Twitter, Tesla, Facebook, and countless other technology behemoths got their start in this Northern California region.

But why is Silicon Valley synonymous with technology? It turns out the Department of Defense and Stanford University played pivotal roles in this complex story.

This is the fascinating story of the marriage between Stanford, Silicon Valley, and DARPA – and how they continue to fund and inform technological innovation today.

Timestamps:
0:00 Silicon Valley Prologue
0:42 The Origins of Stanford University
2:39 Stanford Graduates Build the Future
3:57 Stanford Research Park
4:38 The First Transistor
6:39 Bringing Silicon Into the Valley
8:09 Venture Capital & Government Funding Foster Entrepreneurship
10:45 The Rise of DARPA: The Pentagon's Brain
11:53 The Grand Vision
13:19 Hello World
14:51 The Marriage of DARPA, Stanford, & Silicon Valley

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